The Voice of Malheur County
Uncategorized Les Zaitz and Scotta Callister of the Malheur Enterprise with students and professors at Arizona State University in Phoenix. The call and resulting invitation from Susan Lisovicz in December surprised me. Lisovicz is a professor at the Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University. She’s also[Read More…]
Uncategorized Attorneys for Anthony Montwheeler want to move his trial out of Malheur County because of ‘inflammatory’ media coverage. (The Enterprise/File). VALE – Anthony Montwheeler is headed back to the Oregon State Hospital again, this time for an evaluation of his mental condition at the time of the January 2017 crimes[Read More…]
Uncategorized PORTLAND — The state of Oregon needs to overhaul the way it handles people found guilty except for insanity and better track what happens to them once they are released from state jurisdiction, the head of the agency that supervises such defendants said. In an interview, Alison Bort, executive director[Read More…]
Uncategorized Jim Farmer, as member of the county’s development board charged with overseeing a rail reload facility planned north of Nyssa, resigned Thursday. NYSSA – Jim Farmer, a Nyssa onion producer, resigned from the board of the county’s development company Thursday. Farmer was one of the initial directors of the Malheur[Read More…]
Uncategorized A proposed boost in state funds to create more housing in rural areas of the state is a key priority for Gov. Kate Brown. (The Enterprise/File). SALEM – Gov. Kate Brown says she understands the challenges Malheur County employers have in getting employees, and developing housing for those employees is[Read More…]
Uncategorized The county’s community college received a full renewal on its accreditation but some issues linger. The college will appoint a task force to address the problems and fix them. (The Enterprise/File). ONTARIO – The cheering is over at Treasure Valley Community College where executives now are tackling a formidable task[Read More…]
Uncategorized Greg Smith, Malheur County economic development director, is managing development of the Treasure Valley Reload Center. (The Enterprise/file) NYSSA – Malheur County economic development officials are correcting million-dollar errors contained in a report to the state on the proposed Treasure Valley Reload Center, the rail shipping center planned for Nyssa. A[Read More…]
ONTARIO – Treasure Valley Community College has won a passing grade from evaluators but faces work to shore up how the college measures student success and to sharpen its planning. The college learned last week that its federal accreditation – vital to credit transfers and student loans – remains intact.[Read More…]
Uncategorized Greg Smith, Malheur County economic development director, has spearheaded the effort to build a rail reload center north of Nyssa. (The Enterprise/File). NYSSA – A national consultant has identified “major risks” with Nyssa’s proposed railing ship center and advised that state officials not advance money to build it until land[Read More…]
Uncategorized Anthony Montwheeler sits in a Vale courtroom on Friday, Jan. 4, as Multnomah County Circuit Judge Thomas Ryan conducts proceedings through a video link. (Les Zaiz/The Enterprise) VALE – Anthony Montwheeler, in custody for two years and in and out of the state’s mental hospital, is now scheduled to answer[Read More…]
